Wlliam Law exerted an enormous influence on John Wesley during his Oxford period, to the point that Wesley sought his spiritual counsel and patterned his preaching and ministry after his mentor’s teachings. To better understand…
Perfection/Perfectionism
Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 6: Christian Perfection
It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and links…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley as Spiritual Father, Part Two”
Introduction: in this two-part study we are looking at Wesley’s spiritual counsel to seekers of heart holiness. In Part One we examine Wesley’s understanding of two works of grace, the first wilderness state, attaining perfect…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley as Spiritual Father, Part One”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] This is…
Mark K. Olson, “Clement of Alexandria: An Early Church Wesleyan?”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Introduction When…
Richard Coords, “Perfection”
Is the Calvinist concept of God the greatest conceivable Being? William Lane Craig responded to a Muslim’s question and concluded that Islam’s conception of God was not the greatest conceivable Being and so, naturally, one…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Sin and Holiness”
Cowman Lectures, 2021. Seoul Theological University. [To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in…
Vic Reasoner, “Plugging the Holes”
A review of my book The Hole in the Holiness Movement appeared in the January/February, 1993 Convention Herald. I have been asked to respond. I must begin by noting that the author, Edsel Trouten, called…
